St. Paul’s wins Allstate Sugar Bowl CYO Basketball Championship

St. Paul’s School of Covington won its second Allstate Sugar Bowl CYO Basketball Championship in three years as it defeated defending tournament champion De La Salle, 46-44, on Saturday evening at Jesuit High School.

Devonte Allen became the fourth player in the 64 years of the tournament to earn MVP honors twice. He joins Bobby Delpit (St. Aloysius, now Brother Martin, 1950, 1951), Brandon Spann (Jesuit, 1997’ 1998) and Craig Victor (St. Augustine, 2010, 2011). Allen, who won the MVP honor in 2015 after hitting the game-winning shot in the title game, scored 23 points in Saturday’s championship victory.

Allen was joined on the all-tournament team by Parker Edwards (St. Paul’s), Abiram Frye (De La Salle), Glenn Grover, Jr. (Hahnville), Jalen Henry (De La Salle) and Kolby Warren (Slidell).

Allstate Sugar Bowl CYO Boys’ Basketball Tournament Championship, December 2
St. Paul’s def. De La Salle, 46-44 (SPS: Devonte Allen 23, Parker Edwards 13; DLS: Jalen Ned 14, Abiram Frye 13)

Allstate Sugar Bowl CYO Boys’ Basketball Tournament Semifinals, December 1
De La Salle def. Hahnville, 64-48 (Abiram Frye, DLS: 22; Dylan Lorio, HHS: 13)
St. Paul’s def. Slidell, 64-54 (Parker Edwards, SPS: 28; Trey Davis & Kolby Warren, SHS: 16)

Allstate Sugar Bowl CYO Boys’ Basketball Tournament Consolation Games, December 2
John Curtis def. Shaw, 60-52
Brother Martin def. Holy Cross, 67-66
East St. John def. Grace King, 69-64
Rummel def. St. Martin’s, 60-35
Jesuit def. Fontainebleau, 61-29

Allstate Sugar Bowl CYO Boys’ Basketball Tournament Quarterfinals, November 30
Hahnville def. East St. John, 77-66 (Glenn Grover, HHS: 26; Davis, ESJ: 18)
De La Salle def. Grace King, 73-56 (Jalen Henry, DLS: 21; B. Morrison, GK: 22)
Slidell def. Jesuit, 56-54 (Taylor Harris, SHS: 17; Elijah Morgan, JHS: 32)
St. Paul def. Fontainebleau, 53-39 (Parker Edwards, SP; Ethan Rodgers, FHS)

Allstate Sugar Bowl CYO Boys’ Basketball Tournament Consolation Games, November 30
Brother Martin def. John Curtis, 79-65 (Tyler Lally, BM: 26; Dawson Crosby, JC: 28)
Holy Cross def. Shaw, 60-40 (Tyler Beaver, HC: 16; Snoden, AS: 12)
St. Thomas Aquinas def. St. Martin’s, 50-40 (Cal Bleakley, STAQ: 15; Brett Pfefferle, SM: 17)
Rummel def. St. Stanislaus, 38-31 (Dante Mitchell, ARHS: 20; Jeremiah Reynoso, SSHS: 10)

Allstate Sugar Bowl CYO Boys’ Basketball Tournament Opening Round, November 29
Hahnville def. John Curtis, 66-54 (Andrew Stagni, JC: 20; Glenn Grover, HHS: 15)
East. St. John def. Brother Martin, 70-64 (Allen Williams, ESJ: 24; Tyler Lally, BM: 18)
De La Salle def. Shaw, 74-44 (Jalen Henry, DLS: 15; Forester, AS: 10)
Grace King def. Holy Cross, 60-58, OT (Brandon Morrison, GK: 29; T. Beaver, HC: 16)
Slidell def. St. Thomas Aquinas, 51-49 (Justin Thomas, STAQ: 26)
Jesuit def. St. Martin’s, 52-29 (Morgan & Landrieu, JHS: 10; Brett Pfferie, SM: 17)
St. Paul def. St. Stanislaus, 54-46 (Jeremiah Reynoso, SS: 17)
Fontainebleau def. Rummel, 55-48 (Camron Robinson & Ethan Rodgers, FHS: 15; Donte Mitchell, AR: 18)

The Allstate Sugar Bowl took on sponsorship of the New Orleans CYO High School Tournament, which is celebrating its 64th year of action this year, in 2008. De La Salle defeated John Curtis, 83-72, to capture the championship of the 2016 Allstate Sugar Bowl CYO Basketball Tournament. It was De La Salle’s first CYO Basketball Tourney title since 1988 when Jay Fazende, who went on to star at Fordham, led the Cavaliers to the title. It is the eighth title all-time for the Cavaliers in the 63-year history of the event.

Troy Nisby led the Cavaliers with 19 points, including 17 in the second half, to go with 12 rebounds, while Derrick Munson added 17 points. Kai Morgan led the Patriots with a game-high 26 points and Dawson Crosby added 23. Chalmette, which was led by tournament MVP Mitchell Robinson, cruised to a 95-58 victory over defending champion St. Paul’s in the third-place game. Nisby, Munson, Crosby and Morgan joined Robinson on the all-tournament team.

The Allstate Sugar Bowl has established itself as one of the premier college football bowl games, having hosted 27 national champions, 88 Hall of Fame players, 47 Hall of Fame coaches and 17 Heisman Trophy winners in its 83-year history. The 84th Allstate Sugar Bowl Football Classic, which will double as a College Football Playoff Semifinal, will be played on January 1, 2018. In addition to football, the Sugar Bowl Committee annually invests over $1.3 million into the community through the hosting and sponsorship of sporting events, awards and clinics. Through these efforts, the organization supports and honors over 90,000 student-athletes each year, while injecting over $2.5 billion into the local economy in the last decade. For more information, visit www.AllstateSugarBowl.org.

Area Prep Basketball Results from Saturday, Dec. 2

Boys

New Orleans Area

Bogalusa 64, Varnado 57

Bonnabel 74, McDonogh 35 71

John Ehret 52, McMain 50

Ben Franklin 44, Lake Area New Tech 42

Franklinton 56, Pine 29

Hammond 59, Assumption 51

Independence 58, Mount Hermon 40

Lakeshore 67, Mandeville 65

Newman 65, KIPP Renaissance 52

Phoenix 46, Belle Chasse 44

Landry-Walker 51, Dunham 48

Ponchatoula 53, Loranger 49

Riverside 66, Country Day 56

St. Thomas More 73, Crescent City Christian 62

Baton Rouge Area

Baker 67, Zachary 63

H.L. Bourgeois 62, St. Amant 59

Brusly 45, St. Michael 43

Denham Springs 36, Airline 35

Episcopal 84, Westminster Christian 41

Landry-Walker 51, Dunham 48

Jewel Sumner 48, Northeast 42

Scotlandville 62, Woodlawn (SH) 51

St. John 59, Maurepas 29

Woodlawn (BR) 70, Lutcher 27

Woodlawn (SH) 76, Dunham 53

Bayou Area

Breaux Bridge 57, West St. Mary 56

Centerville 60, Houma Christian 59

DeRidder 59, Ellender 57

Dutchtown 48, Terrebonne 46

Franklin 64, E.D. White Catholic 58

Opelousas 39, Covenant Christian 35

Patterson 63, Family Christian 45

South Lafourche 70, Grand Isle 43

South Lafourche 62, Hanson Memorial 17

Girls

New Orleans Area

Archbishop Chapelle 39, De La Salle 14

Country Day 29, Sci Academy 13

Country Day 39, St. Martin’s Episcopal 32

Helen Cox 45, Lutcher 41

John Curtis Christian 64, Ellender 44

Dominican 52, Lusher 9

Hahnville 55, Morgan City 31

Hammond 61, Parkview Baptist 44

Independence 46, Jewel Sumner 23

Franklinton 49, Pine 16

Hahnville 39, International High 5

Mandeville 53, St. Joseph’s Academy 26

Mount Carmel 45, Glen Oaks 38

Northshore 43, De La Salle 20

Ponchatoula 53, Benton 52

Ponchatoula 71, Ellender 59

Riverside 49, East Jefferson 28

Riverside 60, Ben Franklin 37

D’Arbonne Woods 39, Grand Isle 18

Zachary 55, Fontainebleau 47

Baton Rouge Area

Acadiana 40, Scotlandville 37

Baker 48, Capitol 18

Baker 60, Livonia 54

Benton 50, McKinley 44

Capitol 46, Central 44

Central Catholic 74, Ascension Christian 71

The Church Academy 35, McGehee 25

East Iberville 44, St. Michael 40

Episcopal 38, Tara 24

Episcopal 50, Woodlawn (BR) 44

Lee 48, Dunham 26

McKinley 51, South Lafourche 48

Scotlandville 35, New Iberia 25

Southern Lab 57, Assumption 40

St. Amant 32, Dunham 17

St. John 38, Maurepas 32

Walker 48, Teurlings Catholic 25

Bayou Area

Houma Christian 49, Vandebilt Catholic 25

Loranger 54, South Lafourche 52

Northside 59, Franklin 15

South Terrebonne 51, St. Michael 30

E.D. White Catholic 57, Grace King 18